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Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 06:02:56 -0700
From: Colleen
To: "Dddarwin@aol.com"
Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Sloppy Requests!!
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It's also helpful to let us know what research you have already done. To
ask for information from a census record without mentioning you've already
looked at 1870, 1880, and 1900 only wastes the time of others who may re-do
it.
On 7/15/06, Dddarwin@aol.com wrote:
>
> To All Requesters...........
>
> This is not directed at anyone in particular but there are some very
> sloppy
> requests coming thru asking for information on people.
>
> One instance - Asking for Census information. They state they have found
> someone in an earlier census but the person might have moved.
>
> They give no approximate birth date or place for that person, who
> else might
> have been in the census they are looking for, where parents might
> have been
> born (after 1880 Censuses only), etc.
>
> Please..............if you have "ANY INFORMATION" that will assist the
> rest
> of us that's what you need to put into your request. None of us are mind
> readers and unless it's a name so uncommon we need more data.
>
> One name I tried in one census there were over 2,500 (where supposedly the
> person was found but did not show up in the county mentioned). The next
> census
> there were over 9,000. Little hard to pinpoint someone without enough
> information.
>
> In other words......think thru what you're asking for and give enough data
> to maybe find the person you're looking so they can be found.
>
> I read at least 3 others that I knew it was hopeless even looking for so
> didn't bother to check them out at all.
>
> You might not care for my comments but most of us, who have been searching
> for some time, bypass these types of questions as we know we can't help
> and
> consequently you'll never get a reply.
>
> Other than that......hope you all have a great weekend, Gretchen
>
>
>
>
>
--
Colleen
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